After creating a stir with the $200 Neo, DJI is back at it with another innovative drone, the Flip. It has a first-of-a-kind folding design and shrouded propellers to keep people safe. It also integrates 3D infrared obstacle detection to track subjects and has a long list of impressive features. With a camera borrowed from the Mini 4 Pro, the Flip can take high-quality 4K 60p video indoors or out with little risk. It comes with vlogger-friendly features like Direction Track and Quickshots for so...
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The rumors are true: Apple confirmed today that the Vision Pro will get Apple Intelligence features in April with the arrival of visionOS 2.4. A developer beta is also rolling out today for the less patient. As we've seen on other devices, Apple is starting out the Vision Pro's AI rollout with basic features. Those include Writing Tools, which can help you summarize, rewrite and proofread text, as well as generate text with ChatGPT; Image Playground for creating AI imagery; and Genmoji for build...
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The Pokémon Company announced on Feb. 19 its reaching of a mediated settlement with Guangzhou Maichi Network Technology and Khorgos Fangchi Network Technology, the Chinese developers of a mobile game that blatantly infringed intellectual property rights by using character and creature designs from the Pokémon franchise. “Going forward, The Pokémon Company will continue to take...
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Apple today seeded the first betas of upcoming iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4 updates to developers for testing purposes, with the software coming a month after Apple released iOS 18.3 and iPadOS 18.3. iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4 can be downloaded from the Settings app on a compatible device by going to General > Software Update. iOS 18.4 includes a dedicated Apple Vision Pro app, which will show up on your iPhone if you have a Vision Pro headset that's also connected to your Apple Account. If you don't ...
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Apple today seeded the first beta of an upcoming visionOS 2.4 update to developers for testing purposes, with the beta coming almost a month after the launch of visionOS 2.3. visionOS 2.4 can be installed by going to the Software Update section of the Settings app on the Vision Pro and opting into Beta Updates. A developer account is required. visionOS 2.4 will be one of the most significant visionOS updates to date, because it brings Apple Intelligence to the Vision Pro for the first time. Appl...
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Apple today seeded the first beta of an upcoming macOS Sequoia 15.4 update to developers, with the new update coming a month after Apple released macOS Sequoia 15.3. Registered developers can opt-in to the macOS Sequoia beta through the Software Update section of the System Settings app. An Apple ID associated with an Apple Developer account is required to get the beta. It's not yet clear what's included in macOS Sequoia 15.4, but the update is expected to feature new emoji characters and ...
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It would be really easy for Seth Milchick to be a side note in Severance, or even just a running gag. In the hands of a lesser show and a lesser performer, he might be a caricature: a dedicated company man with an impressive mustache, a strong sense of fashion, and an extraordinarily expansive vocabulary....
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While Apple's new iPhone 16e may be the big tech news of the week, it's one of Google's Pixel phones that leads our latest weekly deal roundup. More specifically, the Pixel 9 Pro — our pick for the best Android handset — is down to $799 at several retailers, a $200 drop that represents the lowest price we've tracked for an unlocked model. If you don't need a new phone, a few other gadgets we recommend are also on sale, including Crucial's X9 Pro portable SSD, Apple's AirTag trackers, ASUS' ROG Z...
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Apple today provided developers with the first betas of upcoming watchOS 11.4 and tvOS 18.4 updates for testing purposes. The betas are available to registered developers, and can be downloaded from the Settings app on each device. There is no word yet on what's included in the new software, but should any new features be found, we'll update this article.This article, "Apple Seeds First Betas of tvOS 18.4 and watchOS 11.4" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums
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mBarassing. With the Nintendo Switch 2 on the horizon, you might be wondering why a company like Marseille has decided to expand upon its original mClassic dongle with two new variations. Alas, that’s exactly what it’s done, releasing the new mClassic Switch (blue) and mClassic Retro (green) products to complement the red original.
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There’s a lot of variety to the best space games. Starfield keeps the action simple and approachable. Everspace 2 offers a Diablo-like game that puts combat first. Elite Dangerous presents scale and spectacle. No Man’s Sky enables vast player customization. Eve Online is an intricate web of systems and social interactions. Leaning towards the back half of that list is X4: Foundations, a tremendously deep simulation sandbox game that is probably ‘too much’ for some. A new update, however, has jus...
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When you ride the bus, do you prefer a window seat, or do you like to stand? At the movies, are you a “middle of the middle” purist, like me? Do you position yourself aisle-side for a quick exit, or down the front for maximum immersion? A few days ago I got a great seat...
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You and me both, Julian.
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This week we saw the return of a big sale on Apple Watch Series 10, plus numerous record low prices on iPad Pro, iPad Air, Apple Studio Display, and Apple Pencil Pro. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with some of these vendors. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small payment, which helps us keep the site running. AirPods 4 What's the deal? Take $30 off AirPods 4 Where can I get it? Amazon Where can I find the original deal? Right here $30 OFFAirPods 4 (ANC) for $...
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Marvel Rivals has been one of the biggest new multiplayer games of the last few years. As past superhero games have proven, just having IP and everyone’s favorite characters to play with doesn’t guarantee a successful game, but Marvel Rivals has nailed it. The hero shooter is one of Steam’s biggest titles right now, but incredibly, a new report claims that NetEase considered axing it before launch.
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Paradise is chock-full of mysteries: What forced a quarter of a million people into an underground bunker? What’s happening on the surface? And which post-apocalyptic survivor just killed the president? But for the writing team behind the propulsive Hulu sci-fi thriller, there was one goal: actually deliver the answers to those mysteries. Though this week’s episode...
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Elon Musk's chainsaw has been swinging through the federal government over the last few weeks, with his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) chopping down budgets and excising staff at a number of agencies. Among those affected is the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), which is said to be losing about 10 percent of its relatively small headcount through buyouts and firings. According to The Washington Post, between 70 and 80 people are departing the agency, which is re...
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AMD is set to officially unveil the AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT and RX 9070 in around a week's time, which means leaks and rumors aplenty right now. One such leak has provided a clue as to the power draw for these two new graphics cards, suggesting that they might closely match the RTX 5070 Ti and RTX 5070, respectively. The RX 9070 XT and RX 9070 are the first AMD RDNA 4 gaming GPUs to launch and have long been expected to compete with the RTX 5070 and RTX 5070 Ti for places on our best graphics card...
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It's only taken three years, but the GTA V next-gen update is finally coming to PC. Better still, we're getting features specific to the PC port including Nvidia DLSS 3, AMD FSR 3, and most importantly, Microsoft DirectStorage for faster loading times. While many gamers have their eyes set on the GTA 6 release date window, Rockstar is saying 'not so fast' and instead delivering a major update to the game on PC on March 4, 2025. This update finally brings modern technologies to the game that will...
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Team Jade and TiMi Studio Group have released a free downloadable co-op campaign for their 2024-launched multiplayer shooter Delta Force - the first new Delta Force game since 2004. Inspired by the Ridley Scott film Black Hawk Down, the add-on campaign is designed for a squad of four, but you can play solo if you're up for a challenge. As of right now, it only works with mouse and keyboard, but they're bringing controller support in a later update.
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Apple users in the UK can no longer access one of the company's most advanced data protection tools, reports Bloomberg. The feature, Advanced Data Protection, allows iPhone users to add optional end-to-end encryption to a variety of iCloud data. The move comes amid an ongoing dispute between Apple and the UK over a government order that would require the company to build a backdoor to allow British security officials to access the encrypted data of users globally. Apple did not immediately resp...
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Ready for customers, but what about the PC?
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The iPhone 16e will join the four other iPhone 16 models in being made in India, Apple has revealed. In a response to a query from India's Economic Times, Apple said that "the entire iPhone 16 lineup, including iPhone 16e, is being assembled in India for Indian consumers and for export to select countries." In recent years, Apple has significantly increased its production footprint in the country. Nikkei Asia suggests that the share of iPhones made in India will rise from around 15% today to...
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Julian Gollop, creator of the original X-COM game - known as UFO: Enemy Unknown here in the UK, and followed up by Firaxis' XCOM: Enemy Unknown later on - has told Eurogamer that he would be quite happy to return to the series in some form. Also, that he's fine with still being known as just "the X-COM guy" - despite the few decades' worth of subsequent games he's made since.
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"We still haven't quite managed to form a bridgehead yet," says Jullian Gollop, creator of the original X-COM (before Firaxis went and remade it as XCOM (no hyphen) in 2012). He and I are beating back waves of brain-in-a-jar aliens in co-op in his new game, Chip 'n Clawz vs. The Brainioids, and this is the second time he's mentioned the bridgehead, causing me to detect just the tiniest bit of tension in his voice.
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Immersive sims are one of those types of games that can be really hard to properly define, but when you sit down and play a really good one, you almost immediately understand it. Everybody knows the classics like System Shock and Deus Ex, and more modern titles like Dishonored, but the indie scene has plenty to offer, too. In fact, a new contender joins through early access today. Peripeteia is, to quote its creator, a "first-and-third-person role-playing stealth game taking place in alt-history...
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Coinbase says that the SEC has agreed to end an enforcement case that accused it of illegally running an unregistered securities exchange. This could signal a major change in how the US government will enforce the crypto market now that Trump is in office. The lawsuit, which was filed during the Biden administration, has long-been considered an attempt to bring the crypto industry under the same investor-protection rules that govern stocks and other securities. Coinbase had been fighting the law...
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And it's all validated by ASL users.
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Thermite is one of the new items added to the loot pool as part of Chapter 6 Season 2 of Fortnite. Thermite is an explosive item that you can use to blast through the reinforced walls of bank vaults and vault cars in Fortnite. In one of the Week 1 quests, you are told to...
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Chip 'n Clawz vs The Brainioids has aliens, but that's where the XCOM comparisons stop.
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Julian “Jaz” Rignall has been playing games for nearly 50 years, and writing about them for most of those. The former competitive arcade game player and Mean Machines editor has seen the games industry morph through more generations than are easy to count, and now he’s written a book about it. The Games of a...
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Last week, we asked you to climb into Lara Croft’s shoes in Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered and share epic moments using #PSshare #PSBlog. Here are this week’s highlights: call_me_xavii shares a close up shot of Lara with sunglasses on. DopeAFD shares Lara standing in front of a tomb entrance flanked by statues Maurice_II...
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Strategy games are often about spreading outwards - you start with a capital city, a military base, or a main street, and you build an empire, an army, a town. Inherently, the likes of Civilization 7, Manor Lords, and Stellaris are based around power. Get more. Create more. Become more. Terrifying, and boasting an arresting visual style, Anoxia Station is the complete opposite of its genre contemporaries. You need to stay small, stay hidden, and carefully safeguard the meagre resources you’ve ma...
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Melting 12VHPWR cables on Nvidia GeForce graphics cards have been an ongoing issue since the company's flagship RTX 4090 card launched, but one Chinese company thinks it finally has the solution. A seller on TaoBao, an online shopping platform, is advertising an angled adapter that features both temperature and power draw on a tiny display, helping you get ahead of any issues that could cause permanent damage to your graphics card. Sadly, this adapter is not advertised as compatible with Nvidia'...
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